答案和解析： 　　Section A

11. M: Then why did you decide to quit your fomp3er job?

W: That's because of the journey. It took me about two hours to get to work. Your fimp3 is within walking distance.

Q: Why does the woman want to change her job?

【解析】选[D]。男士问女士为什么辞了以前的工作。女士说因为她每天要花两个小时去上班，同时流露出羡慕男士的公司离其住所近，[A]错误。女士所说的journey，指路程而不是旅行，[B]错误。[C]项未提及。[D]中说女士不想在上班的路上花太多的时间，符合题意。

12. W: Do you think Edward will get here on time for the job interview?

M: If he doesn't, nobody will.

Q: What does the man mean?

【解析】选[A]。这道题关键在于听懂男士的回答。女士问他Edward能否准时参加面试，男士并未直接回答，而是说：如果他不能的话，那么就没有人能了，言外之意就是他肯定会准时到达。

13. M: Hey, you should be doing your art class now. Why are you here?

W: I realized I've no talent for drawing. Dmp3a is a better alternative than those　brushes.

Q: What does the woman mean?

【解析】选[D]。女士的回答中，Dmp3a is a better alternative than those brushes是这个对话中的关键点。[D]项表明她已经退出了艺术课，而选择了戏剧课，故为答案。

14. W: Oh dear, I gained these 10 pounds in the last 3 months, none of my clothes fit any more.

M: I wouldn't complain, you look much better. In fact, you can gain another 5 pounds and still look good.

Q: What does the man mean?

【解析】选[C]。每每女士为自己的体重大惊小怪时，男士常会给予一定的安慰和劝说。对话中男士说you look much better. In fact, you can gain another 5 pounds and still look good表明，男士劝女士不应为其体重担心。

15. M: I'd like to buy these four greeting cards. Are they ten yuan each?

W: Three of them are. But that smaller one costs only half the price of the big ones.

Q: How much will the man pay for the cards?

【解析】选[C]。这是一道综合性的计算题，但并不复杂，只要听到Three of them are (ten yuan each)"其中三个是每个十元"及that smaller one costs half the price of the bigger ones"小卡片的价钱是大卡片的一半"，确定应选[C]。

16. W: I know you're busy, but how about attending a film festival tonight? Your favorite star will make an appearance.

M: You think I'd give that a miss?

Q: What does the man mean?

【解析】选[A]。女士对男士说我知道你很忙，但今晚你愿意参加一个电影节吗，你最喜欢的明星会露面。男士反问道，你认为我会放弃这个机会吗?实际上暗示了他肯定会去的，这和选项 [A]吻合。男士的回答中，You think I'd give that a miss?是这个对话的关键点。

17. W: Would you mind sending champagne and strawberries to my room at 1 a.m. please?

M: I'll try, ma'am. But on Wednesday the kitchen staff leave at mid-night.

Q: Where does the conversation probably take place?

【解析】选[D]。champagne and strawberry、sending … to my room、kitchen staff构成了一个"在宾馆谈论送餐"的特定场景。

18. W: You were on the phone for a long time. To whom were you talking?

M: Oh, to Susan. She always knows the latest news in town and she couldn't wait to see me to talk it over.

Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

【解析】选[B]。对话中男士不仅回答了女士的问题，还进一步提到Susan急于告知他镇上的最新消息。选项[B] eager to pass the infomp3ation she knows就是对话中couldn't wait to see me to talk it over的同义转述can't wait to do sth.意为"急切地想要做某事"。

Conversation One

W: Can I help you?

M: Yes, I'd like to read some articles that are on reserve about British culture.

W: Professor Grand's class?

M: That's right. How could you know?

W: Let's just say you are not the first person coming in asking for those articles.

M: Oh, well, seeing as how I haven't read any of them yet, it doesn't really matterwhich one you give me first.

W: I'm afraid I can't give you any of them at the moment. They've all been checked out.

M: You're joking, all of them?

W: Every month. I've asked professor Grand twice already to bring in additional copies of the articles, but no sooner do I place them on the shelves than they are gone. See that girl in the black sweater? She's been waiting for half an hour for those same articles to be returned.

M: And here's me. I went out of my way to free out the whole afternoon to read.

W: I'm sorry, but there is not a whole lot I can do about it. All I can suggest is that you come in first thing tomorrow morning and try again. We open at eight.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.